colas paving the way forward roadworx ISSUE 1 JUNE 2014 Welcome STEPHANIE Stephanie Britz, new Managing Director of Colas South Africa. Colas would like to welcome Stephanie Britz as the new Managing Director for Colas South Africa, reporting to Thierry Madelon who is now in charge of the Southern & Eastern Africa region for Colas. After graduating with a BSc Engineering (Civil) degree from the University of Natal, Stephanie went on to obtain her MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution from Leeds Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. She holds a Certificate in Arbitration from the Association of Arbitrators, South Africa, as well as a MCICES (UK). Stephanie’s extensive professional experience covers a varied career. She started out as student engineer for Group 5, went on to various project management roles in Africa and Europe and until recently was a Director of Murray & Roberts Civil Construction. We wish Stephanie all the best for a long and rewarding career at Colas South Africa.
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colas paving the way forwardroadworx
ISSUE 1JUNE 2014
WelcomeSTEPHANIE
Stephanie Britz, new Managing Director of Colas South Africa.
Colas would like to welcome Stephanie Britz as the new Managing Director for Colas South Africa, reporting to Thierry Madelon who is now in charge of the Southern & Eastern Africa region for Colas.
After graduating with a BSc Engineering (Civil) degree from the University of Natal, Stephanie went on to obtain her MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution from Leeds Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom. She holds a Certificate in Arbitration from the Association of Arbitrators, South Africa, as well as a MCICES (UK).
Stephanie’s extensive professional experience covers a varied career. She started out as student engineer for Group 5, went on to various project management roles in Africa and Europe and until recently was a Director of Murray & Roberts Civil Construction.
We wish Stephanie all the best for a long and rewarding career at Colas South Africa.
news from dust-a-side
mozambique
THE FIRST CONTRACT
The first contract was awarded to Dust-A-Side for Dust Control Management for their haul roads. Dust-A-Side is currently treating 320 000m2 of permanent haul roads in Benga. The road that is currently maintained and managed by Dust-A-Side is the main haul road from the run off mine to the rail siding. This road is used by 18 wheeler trucks over a 15km stretch. The company employs 9 personnel who manage the contract on a full time basis.
THE SECOND CONTRACT
The second contract was awarded to Dust-A-Side for the dust management services for the material handling side of our Dust Control Management. The material handling side of the Dust Control Management at Benga utilises the high pressure mist system as well as the chemical dosing low pressure system, which controls the dust issues on their primary tip and crusher, secondary crusher, transfer points, surge bin and stock yard areas. Dust-A-Side has seven high pressure systems and two low pressure systems installed at Benga Coal Mine. The DAS systems are being maintained by Minopex, contracted by Rio Tinto to run the mining operations at Benga Coal Mine. Dust-A-Side supplies Minopex with critical spares and assists their maintenance teams with intellectual and technical support. Since the installation of the Dust-A-Side’s Dust Suppression system, Benga Coal Mine has passed its monthly environmental audits with flying colours.
Sweeping of the haul road using a Dust-A-Side broom. This forms part of the maintenance programme.
Dust-A-Side expansion into Mozambique - East Africa
Dust-A-Side’s relationship with Mozambique began in 2013 when two big mining houses demonstrated their confidence in our capabilities and awarded Dust-A-Side contracts for Dust Control Management in their surface mining coal operations.
RIO TINTO - BENGA COAL MINE
Dust-A-Side was involved in early discussions and negotiations with Rio Tinto’s Benga Coal Mine on the services Dust-A-Side can offer to the mine for their Dust Management needs.
Dust-A-Side was subsequently awarded two separate contracts by the mine.
Dust-A-Side treated and sealed haul road surface.
Scarifying of an untreated haul road surface using a grader.
VALE - MOATIZE COAL PROJECT
After going through a vigorous tendering process and having meetings with key decision makers within Vale, Vale demonstrated their confidence and awarded the contract to Dust-A-Side. This contract is mainly for a Dust Control Management programme for their permanent haul roads of 300 000m2 on their surface mining operation. This is on their main mining haul road. The company employs 9 personnel who manage the contract on a full time basis for the company.
Key benefits for the customer in using our Dust Control Management systems are:
• Safetyontheirhaulroads.• Environmentalimpact.• Ahealthyworkingenvironmentfortheoperators.• Visibility of the working environment, which increases
operator confidence.• Hauling in wet and dry weather - Dust-A-Side product
does not leach out in wet weather.• Reducedgraderandwaterbowserutilisation.• Increasedwatersavings.• Quickerhaulingtimesduetoanimprovedhaulroadsurface.
Dust-A-Side is pleased to be present in Mozambique and to be associated with these two important projects. The company looks forward to using our expertise, technical experience and our unique total offering in assisting the mines with their future developments.
We also look forward to partnering with the local communities and various stakeholders to assist in the creation of local employment and sharing of our skills to further develop the local skills base. We take pride on our company’s safety record and performance, and are confident that this will be continued throughout our operations in Mozambique.
HaulroadmaintainedbyDust-A-Side.
news from colas
namibiaPart of Namibia, also called the Moon Landscape
On 20 January 2014, Basil Read appointed Colas Namibia as their nominated subcontractor for the 19km stretch of a 19mm Cape Seal Project in the Namib-Naukluft Park.The scope of work is the supply and placement of materials for slurry seals, prime coats and emulsions for the surfacing of the road.
The road leads to the Husab Mine, which is a new uranium mine underdevelopment. The shareholders of the mine are Swakop Uranium, owned by the China Power Corporation. China is also the investor with a planned investment of N$13 billion during the start-up phase of the mine. The construction period of the project covers 15 months and an opening ceremony by the Minister of Mines was held on 07 May 2014.
The volumes to deliver and spray amount to 120 000 litres of MC30, 342 000 litres B70/100, 395 200 litres SS60, and there are 1 710m3 slurry to be laid.
SlurryoperationsatHusabMine.
Okahandja factory faceliftColas Namibia have invested and upgraded the offices at their Okahandja factory over the past 3 years. All the planning, layout and construction work was done by the Namibian team themselves!
Well done, Namibia!
Factory after renovations.
Factory before renovations.
news from colas
New state-of-the-art laboratory plantThe Colas Research and Development department recently took possession of a Denimo Tech laboratory emulsion manufacturing unit from Denmark. This unit is a state-of-the-art laboratory plant capable of producing bitumen emulsions that are representative of the emulsions that we produce in our factories. It is an excellent research tool that enables us to produce emulsions in the laboratory that we were not capable of producing before. Although our emulsion factories are capable of producing highly specialised emulsions, we could previously not reproduce these emulsions in the laboratory. With the new plant, we can accurately simulate the manufacturing conditions that we have in our factory units.
The plant is equipped with a touch screen, which simplifies the operation considerably. All operations of the unit are controlled by a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), which makes the proportioning of the emulsion components very accurate. A technician from the supplier of the equipment in Denmark recently visited Colas in Cape Town to train all the Research and Development personnel in the operation of the equipment. The Research and Development department is very excited about the new acquisition and is confident that the equipment will play a major role in the development of new generation emulsions that are currently not available on the South African market.
technology
Laboratory team, from left to right: Kobus Louw, Regional Technical Manager; Bronwyn Saville, Lab Technician; Morné Labuschagne, Research and Development Manager; Thabisa Ngcola, Lab Technician.
news from colas
making a differenceCorporate Social Investment is a high priority at Colas. We have an ongoing commitment to supporting charities.
• NOAHHomefortheAged,Atlantis,CapeTown.• Lofdal Restoration Centre, Drug Rehab Centre, Cape Town.• SizazonkeChildren’sHome,Durban.• WAR - Women Against Rape, Pretoria.• HomeofHopeChildren’sHome,TableView,CapeTown.
• Gift Bearers Association Feeding Scheme.• Sikelela Project for Education.• CompassChildren’sHomeinJohannesburg.• Crestview Primary School in Johannesburg - renovations done
to the soccer and netball fields.
news from colas
exhibitions
Upcoming exhibitionsColas will be exhibiting at the SARF Better Roads Conference in September 2014 and the IMESA Conference in October 2014.
IMESA Conference 2013. Colas exhibits every year. On far left and far right: Kobus Louw, Regional Technical Manager and Christiaan de Jager, Colas PE Depot Manager.
IMESA Conference 2013. From left to right:Yolande van Rooyen, Arcus Gibb Consulting Engineers, Peet Smith, Technical Sales Manager Cape Town, Malony Deponte, BVI Consulting Engineers, Christiaan de Jager, Colas PE Depot Manager.
Colas and Dust-A-Side exhibited at the Mining Indaba in February 2014. George Basson, Executive Chairman of Dust-A-Side (left), Thierry Madelon, Managing Director Colas Southern Africa (right).
Denis Rivard, VIP, Mining, Oil and Gas Services at the Coalsafe Exhibition that took place in April 2014.
PIARC Exhibition, December 2013. From left to right: Premala Singh, Marketing Manager of Colas Southern Africa, Nazir Alli, CEO SANRAL, and Sundra Naidoo, Sales and Technical Manager Colas South Africa, at the PIARC Seminar on Rural Roads Maintenance.
Colas exhibited at the Argus Bitumen Conference in Cape Town, 26-27 February. From left to right: Stephanie Britz, Managing Director of Colas South Africa, Kobus Louw, Regional Technical Manager, Jonathan Pearce, Zebra Surfacing, Francois Kotze, Operations Director of Colas South Africa.
Argus Bitumen Conference in Cape Town. From left to right:Xavier Guyot, Regional Technical Director, Etienne Lebouteiller, Technical Director International Division.
Colas promotes brand and product awareness by participating in a number of exhibitions throughout the year.
Safety report Safety should always come first with all of us at Colas. I would like to congratulate all staff whose daily efforts contributed to the safety index below. Let’s keep up the good work and stay safe.Jaco SteynHSE ManagerColas Southern Africa
news from colas
safety talk
Branch 2013 2014
East Africa 0 0
Namibia 0 0
Zambia 0 0
Colrub 0 0
Johannesburg 0 0
Durban 0 0
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10
15
20
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DJIBOUTI CAPE TOWN
Safety Index Safety Index
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7
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SOUTH AFRICA SOUTHERN AFRICA
Safety Index Safety Index6
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FIRST QUARTER SAFETY INDEX
Dust-A-Side wins the Colas International Woodpecker Safety AwardOn behalf of Colas Southern Africa we would like to congratulate the Dust-A-Side team for winning the Woodpecker International Safety Award. This award was presented by Colas International MD Jacques Leost and the Africa-Carribean-Indian Ocean GM Christophe Da Poian to DAS Chairman George Basson and DAS MD Johan Geyser for achieving exceptional safety results in 2013. The total Lost Time Incident (LTI) free hours as at end December 2013 was 5 638 432. Well done guys!
Mr Jacques Leost (Managing Director International Division, Colas) presents the award to George Basson (Executive Chairman, Dust-A-Side).
news from colas
safety talk
From left to right:Thierry Madelon, Managing Director Colas Southern and Eastern Africa,Christophe Da Poian, General Manager Africa-Caribbean-Indian Ocean, George Basson, Chairman Dust-A-Side, Stephanie Brits, Managing Director Colas South Africa, Jacques Leost, Managing Director Colas International, Francois Kotze Operations Director, Colas South Africa.
6. Ashraf Williams Cape Town Junior Site Supervisor
7. Athenkosi Mgutyana Cape Town Factory Operator
8. Cindy Mouton Cape Town Admin Clerk
9. Peter Jack Cape Town Drumming Assistant
10. Siyabonga Mtokoza Colrub General Assistant
11. Thandazwa Skaap Johannesburg Receptionist
12. Dino Hariparsad Regional MarketingAssistant
13. Katleho Sethabela Regional Legal Manager
14. Thabisa Ngcola Regional Lab Technician
15. Wellington Mwale Regional Procurement Manager
new appointments south africa
NUMBER NAME SURNAME POSITION
23. Estha Musoke Finance and Administration Manager - Uganda
24. Evans Oyieyo Finance and Administration Manager - Kenya
25. Naftalie Macharia Site Manager - Kenya
new appointments east africa
NUMBER NAME SURNAME POSITION
26. Abu Abubacar Juma Cleaner
new appointments mozambique
NUMBER NAME SURNAME POSITION
16. Enid Klaaste PayrollandHR Clerk
17. Gerrit van Rooyen Financial and Administration Manager - Namibia/Zambia
18. Hannes Grunschloss WorkshopManager
19. Lennert Sem Mechanic
20. Natasha Fourie Depot Clerk
21. Wilma Cowley Administration Manager
22. Yolande Brand Accounts Clerk
new appointments namibia
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all the best for the future
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Deepest sympathy to the family of Sharazon Barnard from all of us at Colas.Sharazon passed away on 03 February 2014. She will be missed by her colleagues and friends.
Congratulations to the proud parents, Bronwyn and Keenan Smith, on the birth of their beautiful baby girl on 11 February 2014.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Munu on the birth of their handsome baby boy on 03 December 2013.
Congratulations to Bronwyn and Keenan Smith who were married on 27 April 2014.
congratulations
new promotions south africaNUMBER NAME SURNAME BRANCH POSITION
2. Gaye Rudlin CapeTown HRManager3. Linda Tucker CapeTown HROfficer4. Ndumi Macamba Cape Town Lab Assistant5. Suraaj Inderjeeth Durban Weighbridge Clerk6. Shaun Lukas Johannesburg Junior Factory Manager7. Morné Labuschagne Regional Research and Development Manager 8. Sameer Munu Regional Internal Control Officer9. Clement Baroux Regional Information Systems Manager10. Xola Klaas SouthAfrica NationalQualityManager
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We also extend our condolences to friends and family on the passing of:William Mampe, Aaron Moloi and Lucas Ndlangamandla from Colas Johannesburg, and Mapi Dlamini from Colas Durban.
